Afroza Khanam Rita
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Manikganj-3
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- BBA and MBA (Accounting), University of Dhaka
- Cabinet role
- Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
Active as Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism; frequently visiting Manikganj constituency; focused on airport cargo integrity, Dhaka Airport third terminal, and local law-and-order.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-16 international Served as chief guest at Nepal Cultural Evening in Manikganj, called for deeper Bangladesh-Nepal cooperation on air connectivity, tourism, and cultural ties. ↗
- 2026-05-11 constituency_visit Attended Manikganj District law and order committee meeting; warned that no one involved in drugs, terrorism, or illegal toll collection would be spared regardless of identity. ↗
- 2026-05-03 statement Announced government is purchasing new aircraft to address shortage; confirmed Dhaka Airport third terminal expected to inaugurate by end of 2026; stated hajj pilgrims' journey is being managed hassle-free. ↗
- 2026-04-04 constituency_visit Laid foundation stone of 366-meter bridge over the Dhaleshwari River in Manikganj; announced government plan to excavate 20,000 km of canals over five years. ↗
- 2026-02-18 appointment Assumed office as Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism alongside State Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat; pledged transparency, good governance, and aviation sector modernisation. ↗
Provenance & notes
UPAZILA CORRECTION: The task brief specified Manikganj Sadar + Singair, but Singair is in Manikganj-2 (constituency 169, which covers Harirampur, Singair, and three unions of Manikganj Sadar). Constituency 170 (Manikganj-3) covers Saturia and Manikganj Sadar (excluding Bhararia, Hati Para, and Putail unions which fall in constituency 169). Cross-confirmed via Wikipedia Manikganj-3, Wikipedia Manikganj-2, and viewsbangladesh.com. CONSTITUENCY NUMBER: EC number 170 confirmed across all sources. VOTE COUNT: Winner 167,345 votes and runner-up (Muhammad Said Noor, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis) 64,242 votes reported by Prothom Alo and Bonik Barta; margin of 103,103 is internally consistent (167,345 - 64,242 = 103,103). Wikipedia stub on Afroza gives different figures (166,175 / 62,916) but is an acknowledged stub with no citations for those numbers -- preferred the multi-source Prothom Alo + Bonik Barta figure. Total valid votes and vote shares not confirmed from EC affidavit; left null. Total registered voters: 400,059 (viewsbangladesh.com pre-election); turnout approximately 65% (BSS). EC-ONLY FIELDS: wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases left null/empty -- EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible at time of verification. PRIOR TERMS: Afroza Khanam contested Manikganj-2 in the 2008 general election (9th parliament) under BNP but did not win; 2026 is her first elected term. term_count = 1. FAMILY NOTE: Daughter of late Harunur Rashid Khan Monno, four-time MP from Manikganj and former minister. Mahmudur Rahman (journalist, editor of Amar Desh) is her brother-in-law. She is one of only 7 women elected to the 13th parliament and the first female MP from this constituency.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manikganj-3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afroza_Khanam_Rita
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/380388
- https://en.bonikbarta.com/bangladesh/M65Z0aZWMqjNraQa
- https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/fp42lzh6af
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/362067
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/374501
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/383753
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/386213
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/387649
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403383/21-second-generation-politicians-elected-to-13th
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manikganj-2